I like Danny, but it just isn't the same without Salk. He was always the brash (but very well spoken) devil's advocate to Brock. At least I don't have to listen to the afternoon show now to hear Danny... can't stand Jim Moore. Guy is a whiny pretentious douche.

"You can hurry up all you want. But if you can't get yards and can't complete passes, then it's just quick three-and-outs." -- Richard Sherman

SE174 wrote:I like Danny, but it just isn't the same without Salk. He was always the brash (but very well spoken) devil's advocate to Brock. At least I don't have to listen to the afternoon show now to hear Danny... can't stand Jim Moore. Guy is a whiny pretentious douche.

Salk grew on me. At first, like many I would imagine, I thought HE was the pretentious, cantankerous douche. Once I figured him out I realized how wicked smart he was and I ended up loving his brash confidence both behind the mic and in front of a camera. As for Jim Moore, I totally think he's self deprecating. I don't think he's pretentious at all. At least that's not how I read his shtick.

His whiny, "Ah man, geez come on" act is just that. An act. I don't really have strong feelings either way on the guy but I think he's harmless like most color analysts.

We haven't had a sportswriter with original thought since Frank Hughes.

O'Neil is wayyyy too vanilla for my tastes. Couple this with Brock, and we're just never going to hear anything groundbreaking ever again from a host of that show. Salk was one of the two people in this region that could add any original thought. Has Brock Huard EVER made you think? Has Danny O'Neil? I like Danny O'Neil alot actually. He is incredibly good for the common fan, and he's an entertaining guy. He's funny. But he's never going to make you think. That is what Mitch and Salk had that nobody else in the area does. O'Neil will do for a while, but eventually they're going to have to find somebody that will have an outside the box opinion on local sports, if they want to be a special show, or anything more than a run-of-the-mill Seattle show.

Clare is a fantastic writer and has my respect. It's tough for me to critique the man's talent. As for Brock making me think, sure he has. I am a big fan of his as well. Eloquent and thought-provoking. Sure he lacks the panache and bravado of Salk, but he's an astute mind of the game and a solid beacon to hone in on in an otherwise sea riddled with mindless talking heads that like to hear the sound of their own voices.